Do you keep your kids on a certain sleep schedule?

My 8 year old goes to bed at around 9 pm on school nights and around 11 pm on weekends and in the summertime. My 16 month old daughter normally goes down sometime between 7 pm and 9 pm most nights. There have been a few when she stayed up till almost midnight though.

Yes bedtime in this house during the week is 7pm and they get up about 6.30am but it means I have happy wide awake children who dont spend the whole day being grumpy because I havent made sure they had enough sleep. Weekends we are more leniant with them and allow them to stay up sometimes an hour later or so but generally they ask to go to sleep by 7pm and im fine with that.

My kids are pretty much grown now but I remember when they were younger that I kept them on a schedule because it did make things much easier. My son is 15 but I still have him go to bed no later than 10 p.m. because I don't let him sleep later than 9:00 in the mornings. My reason for this is that he doesn't sleep well at night if he sleeps late during the day. My daughter is 21 and gets to stay up later, of course, but she still gets herself up by 9:00 in the mornings because she is like my son and won't rest well the next night if she sleeps any later.

Hi Swtjevlove, My sister doest this she ask the her son to complete his studies than play waht ever you want. they have their dinner at 8:00. and then after brushing teeth they both go to bed at 9:00 pm.. So they can wake up at 7:00 in the morning .. on weekend see allows them to watch movies but due to the sehedule they fall asleep while watching the movie.

I have always had my children on a sleep schedule. It only changes as they get older and if we are doing something like family vacation or holidays. The weekends they get to stay up later but through the week my youngest two go to bed at 8:00 pm and my 15 year old get to stay up till 8:30 or 9:00. On the weekends it just varies on what we are doing on how late they stay up.

Yes i do have my 3 year old daughter on a sleep schedule when she's home with me. i put her to bed at like 9 9:30 because anything past that she doesnt want to get up and go to school the next day so i have to do that. when she's with my mother she goes to bed at midnight and this is horrible in the morning because she wakesup so cranky and irritable and i told my mom make her go to bed she spoils her and thats why she is late for work most of the time because my daughter does not want to get up at all. so when she's home with me she knows the deal lights out and in the bed by 930 i dont care if ur sleepy or not your going to bed.

My kids use to be on a schedule when they were younger (they are 13 and almost 15 now) and during the school year I like them in bed by 9:30-10:00 lights out by 10:30...in the summer they are free to stay up as late as they like though..

I have tried to keep my daughter on a bit of a bedtime schedule - basically, i have her in bed between 8:30 & 9:30pm - then she's up at fairly early & will nap a little after lunch. My daughter has just gone 2 & we've had this routine going for about 18 months so it's working well! If she stays up too much later, then i have the problem of her getting up late in the morning, not napping until dinner is ready & then she isn't ready for bed until later. I think we've done a pretty good job with it so far. It is making life easier for us now as i am due with baby #2 in about 3 weeks, it gives me a little time after she's asleep to tidy up & get things done, it will also mean that once the new baby gets here i will be able to get to bed fairly early & not be too tired during the days to take care of them both. I'm sure when the naps stop then it'll be a little harder but i'm hoping that when the time comes for no naps, she may go to bed a little earlier again so that should still work out ok for me!

I had real problems with my little girl when she was younger because I never routine for her so when i had my little boy in october I decided to stick to one and it has worked wonderful. We always have tea around 5 and then the kids go in the bath while I wash up and this also gives dad chance to have some time with the kids. We all then sit down around 6.30 and by 7 the kids go up to bed, my 8 month old goes straight to sleep but my little girl will always watch something on the tv and then turn the tv of when she is ready and thats normaly about 8 -8.30. I think kids love to have a routine as it is the one thing in life where they know what they have to do. I did have to learn the hard way though

I used to try to keep mine on a regular sleep schedule when they were younger. I didn't have any problems with my son who was an early riser so he got tired early but a couple of my girls gave me trouble.

Yes I have my two year old on a schedule and keep it the best that I can. When I put him to bed then he is usually in bed by 9pm but if it is his dad getting him into bed it is usually closer to 10pm.

My son dont really have a certain sleep schedule. He usually wakes up at nine in the morning. He sleeps in the afternoon between 12-3 pm for about an hour. Then he goes to sleep at night between 9-11 pm. Well, I guess he's used to this schedule and I dont have problems with it!

I have my children on a set schedule for several reasons. One of them is the same as your, dealing with their attitudes when they have not gotten enough sleep is hard to do. I also put them onto a schedule, because Daddy and Mommy need their own time to relax, talk and just be together. My younger children ages 9, 4, and 2, go to bed at 8:00 PM on school nights/work nights, and 9:00 PM on the weekends. My teenagers go to bed when they are ready to do so, but are in their rooms generally between 9 and 10 P.M. It is a schedule that works well for us and gives everyone what they need.

I don't have any kids but when I was little I used to have a bedtime of like 9:30, then it slowly raised up till 10:30 and then it just went away all together. I think bed times are fair though, mostly because without them young kids will stay up the whole night.

When my daughter was younger (she is almost 18) she was on a schedule. We started our bedtime routine at 8 and she was in bed by 9.

Keeping kids on a certain schedule is good for one's own sanity, lol. The kids tend to be calmer because they know what to expect. On schoolnights our kids are in bed somewhere between 7 and 8pm. The goal is 7, but it not always works out with activities and trying to get three bathed/showered and into bed. Friday nights are family nights and they get to stay up longer. On Saturday nights just a little longer as the two older ones have to go to Sunday school. When the schools have a summerbreak they get to stay up a little longer until about 9 to 9:30pm. On really hot nights now even until 10pm. Our little one goes to bed at 8 to 8:30. Two weeks before school starts we slowly start sending them to bed earlier again and getting them up earlier so they get on the right schedule. On school days they have to get up at 6am to have enough time to get dressed, have breakfast, and walk to the bus stop. The bus is there at 7am. Oh, my kids are 7, 5, and 2. They still need enough sleep at night to perform well at school, and the little one not to be cranky throughout the day. It'll be adjusted a bit when they get older.